Search Results for "Traumatic Facial Nerve Palsy"
Original Source: Post-traumatic peripheral facial nerve palsy: surgical and neuroradiological consideration in five cases of delayed onset.
The facial nerve is frequently injured after head trauma with or without temporal bone fractures. Computed tomography (CT) is the best procedure for detecting the fracture line at the level of the facial nerve canal and for assessing any associated lesions within the temporal bone. Magnetic resonance (MR) is required if there is a facial nerve paralysis, unexplained by CT findings. We present five cases of delayed post-traumatic facial nerve palsy without evidence of temporal bone fractures on CT, thus stud...
Matching Channels
Matching News
Botulinum toxin to improve lower facial symmetry in facial nerve palsy
Botulinum toxin to improve lower facial symmetry in facial nerve palsy Eye advance online publication, September 14 2012. doi:10.1038/eye.2012.189 Authors: S A Sadiq, S Khwaja...
Prednisolone's Considerable Effect On Bells Palsy Symptoms
A report in JAMA's May edition of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery reveals that by treating Bell's Palsy, a form of facial paralysis that is usually temporarily, with prednisolone with...
Steroid pills effective for treating facial paralysis in Bell's palsy, research suggests
For people experiencing first-time symptoms of Bell's palsy, steroid pills very likely are the most effective known treatment for recovering full strength in the facial muscles, according to a new gui...
Guideline: Use Steroids for Bell Palsy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with new-onset Bell palsy have a high likelihood of recovering facial nerve function with steroids alone, according to a clinical update from the American Academy of Neurol...
Green Bay Packers’ Wynn Suffering From Bell's Palsy
Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, a facial paralysis and Bell's palsy expert, shares his opinion. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) June 29, 2012 According to Fox Sports, “Jarius Wynn of the Green Bay Packers...
New Treatment for facial Paralysis
Babak Azizzadeh, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills reconstructive surgeon, discusses the new facial reanimation option for facial paralysis Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) September 12, 2012 According to a recently...
Justin Bieber Suffers Partial Facial Paralysis
Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, facial plastic surgeon and facial paralysis expert, talks risks and recovery Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 08, 2012 Teen musician Justin Bieber, 18, ran into a glass window while...
Guideline: Steroid pills effective for treating facial paralysis in Bell's palsy
For people experiencing first-time symptoms of Bell's palsy, steroid pills very likely are the most effective known treatment for recovering full strength in the facial muscles, according to a guideli...
Matching PubMed Articles
The facial nerve is frequently injured after head trauma with or without temporal bone fractures. Computed tomography (CT) is the best procedure for detecting the fracture line at the level of the fac...
Oral antibiotic treatment and long-term outcomes of Lyme facial nerve palsy.
PURPOSE: To study the long-term functional outcomes of patients with Lyme facial nerve palsy treated with oral antibiotics. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective double-cohort study involving patients...
Acute peripheral facial palsy: is there a trigeminal nerve involvement?
The aim of this study was to investigate trigeminal nerve involvement in patients with peripheral facial palsy. In total, 25 patients with facial nerve palsy and 19 controls were tested by electrophys...
Facial Nerve Palsy and Kawasaki Disease.
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a vasculitic disease and can affect any organ system in the body. The development of coronary artery aneurysms is the most common and life threatening complication of KD and m...
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to describe the morphology of the rare malformation that is atresia of the internal auditory canal (IAC) and determine the course of the facial nerve in cases of...
